The Bath Wells Signpost Bristol
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The Bath Wells Signpost Bristol
Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 14 Apr 2012
This sign post is located in Totterdown where the A4 road to Bath splits from the A37 to Wells. It is a Finger post dating from the early 19th C and is made of cast iron. It is grade II listed and its listing says:- Cast-iron column and glass lamps. Fluted Doric column and square entablature with triglyphs, carrying 2 finger posts with pointing hands and pierced lettering, indicating BATH and WELLS. Restored c1985 with 3 glass balloon lamps. Known familiarly as the Bishop of Bath and Wells. '...one of the finest early C19 signposts in England' (Pevsner).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.444211
Longitude
-2.578519